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Author Archives: Oliver Ellingham
Conclusions of summer school
Having had another wonderful week in Eger, Hungary I am once again refreshed and revitalised in the world of powdery mildew.
2015 Powdery mildew summer school, Eger, Hungary
August is the month of the Powdery Mildew Summer School! Like last year, I will be travelling to Hungary, more specifically the town of Eger (140km east of the capital Budapest), for another master class on many aspects of this … Continue reading
Not everything white is powdery mildew
Plants can be infected with a wide array of different diseases. Some of these can easily be misidentified; and this has become evident in the 2015 Powdery Mildew Survey. Powdery mildews are just one of handfuls of different white structures on the … Continue reading
Powdery mildew host plants of the UK
Following the powdery mildew baseline review and promises of a ‘most wanted list‘, I thought it important to collate a list of host plants recorded to harbour this fungal pest here in the UK.
Science Slam 2015 videos
The expertly filmed and edited videos of the Reading Science Slam 2015 are now available to view online! Take a minute, or eight, to have a watch, learn something new, have fun, and comment:
Posted in e-learning, PhD research, Public Engagement with Science, RHS research
Tagged #PowderyM, ScienceSlam
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Science Slam 2015
Saturday sees the second annual Science Slam taking place at South Street Theatre in Reading.
Posted in Art, PhD research, Public Engagement with Science, RHS research
Tagged #PowderyM, Oli Ellingham, Oliver Ellingham, Powdery Mildew, Science Slam
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Powdery Mildew Survey 2015
Please refer to the 2016 survey for updated info. The inaugural 2014 Powdery Mildew Survey produced a total of 160 powdery mildew samples resulting in 51 different species. Samples were received from all around the UK. With two years of collection … Continue reading
Guidelines for sending powdery mildews
Locate powdery mildew on plant host. Prune off several whole leaves (fig. 1). Put the fresh leaves in a slightly inflated sealed bag (fig. 2). Send to: Powdery Mildew Survey Oliver Ellingham Harborne Building School of Biological Sciences University of Reading … Continue reading
Posted in PhD research, Public Engagement with Science
Tagged #PowderyM, Ascomycota, Citizen Science, Erysiphaceae, Erysiphales, Fungal identification, Fungi, Oli Ellingham, Oliver Ellingham, Pathology, PhD research, Plant Pathology, Powdery Mildew, RHS, Royal Horticultural Society, Survey
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2014 powdery mildew species list
A list of all PM species I have found in 2014 is now available on the Whiteknights biodiversity blog. Please take a look.